Walking guide to the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park - South Africa

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Walking in the Drakensberg

75 walks in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park

Author

Jeff Williams

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

ISBN

9781852845735

Published

11 Feb 2010

Availability

Published

Edition

First

ISBN (10)

1852845732

Size

17.2 x 11.6 x 1.9cm

Weight

340g

Pages

256

Originally Published

11 Feb 2010

Price £15.00

Walking guide to u-Khahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, accessible from Johannesburg, Harrismith, Pietermaritzburg and Durban. 75 day walks, from 1 to 20km, in Royal Natal National Park, Cathedral Peak, Monk’s Cowl, Injisuthi, Giant’s Castle, Highmoor, Kamberg, Lotheni, Cobham, Garden Castle and Bushman’s Nek.

Seasons

for long hikes: April, May and September are excellent; for wildflowers and birds: November and December; from mid-October to March rainfall is high, with thunderstorms in the afternoons

Centres

Royal Natal National Park, Cathedral Peak, Monk’s Cowl, Injisuthi, Giant’s Castle, Highmoor, Kamberg, Lotheni, Cobham, Garden Castle, Bushman’s Nek, all between Pietermartizburg and Harrismith

Difficulty

routes from 1km to 20km, easy strolls to strenuous day hikes, but be prepared for any weather conditions in almost every season

Must See

towering basalt cliffs (eg the Amphitheatre), 3000m mountains (eg Cleft Peak), deep gorges (eg Thukela with the second highest waterfall in the world); abundant wildlife; 2000-year old Bushman rock paintings